Nov. 10, 2008
Jeanne Ryba
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-228
NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH AND MISSION WEB COVERAGE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts,
pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space
shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the International Space
Station. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:55
p.m. EST. NASA will provide continuous online updates at:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
A webcast Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. will start the in-depth online
coverage of the mission. Host Damon Talley of NASA's Digital Learning
Network will preview the mission, and Endeavour Flow Director Ken
Tenbusch will take viewers behind the scenes at America's spaceport
as he explains the high-stakes work of preparing a shuttle for a
mission in space.
A blog will provide launch countdown updates beginning at 2:30 p.m. on
Nov. 14. Originating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the blog is
the definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch.
During Endeavour's 15-day mission, the shuttle's seven crew members
will deliver supplies and equipment necessary to double the station
crew size from three to six members and will make four spacewalks to
service the station's two Solar Alpha Rotary Joints, which allow its
solar arrays to track the sun.
Visitors to NASA's shuttle Web site can read about the crew's progress
and watch the spacewalks live. As Endeavour's flight wraps up, NASA
will offer a blog detailing the spacecraft's return to Earth.
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